Pou 2-2 (7-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 14, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Broiler Hatchery call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 10, 2004. This was up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 10, 2004. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through July 10, 2004 were 4.81 billion, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,014 30,296 30,715 30,373 30,690 30,493 AR : 32,066 31,916 *31,809 31,556 31,452 31,489 DE : 3,832 3,844 3,923 3,793 3,444 3,561 FL : 1,372 1,371 1,375 1,369 1,371 1,366 GA : 33,046 33,392 33,360 33,413 33,079 33,358 KY : 7,301 7,135 *6,958 *7,021 *7,142 7,326 LA : 3,891 3,892 3,892 3,892 *3,923 3,892 MD : 8,989 9,012 8,996 8,983 8,892 8,894 MS : 19,529 19,682 19,845 19,742 19,845 19,845 NC : 18,693 19,114 *18,712 18,500 *17,625 18,124 OK : 6,483 6,453 6,856 6,344 6,619 6,216 PA : 3,638 *4,122 *3,962 *3,764 *3,898 3,945 SC : 3,751 3,733 3,809 3,697 3,785 3,510 TX : *15,094 *15,194 *15,209 *15,282 *15,076 15,380 VA : 6,688 6,768 6,763 6,811 6,832 6,863 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,937 *17,777 *17,684 *17,250 *16,683 16,796 : 19 State Total :*212,324 *213,701 *213,868 *211,790 *210,356 211,058 : Previous Year Total : 211,135 209,410 207,133 201,877 205,357 204,920 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 103 105 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,168 22,248 21,248 20,484 21,372 21,998 AR : 25,792 26,808 26,008 26,173 *25,487 26,092 DE : 5,252 5,535 4,729 *4,908 *4,951 4,826 FL : 1,474 1,500 1,645 1,644 *1,606 1,498 GA : 26,384 26,951 26,919 27,443 *28,644 27,041 KY : 5,918 6,080 6,267 *6,198 *6,086 6,178 LA : 4,092 3,669 3,908 *3,514 *3,941 3,755 MD : 5,560 5,849 6,276 *6,078 *6,120 6,020 MS : 17,280 17,251 17,538 17,258 *17,388 17,116 NC : 15,577 15,010 15,162 15,442 *15,139 15,463 OK : 4,799 4,630 4,268 5,372 4,600 4,164 PA : 2,760 *2,598 *2,248 *2,616 *2,877 2,847 SC : 4,636 4,453 4,439 4,087 *4,019 4,203 TX : *12,913 *12,986 13,019 *12,790 12,752 12,704 VA : 5,292 5,428 5,386 5,236 5,216 5,701 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,026 *17,316 *16,222 *15,752 *16,263 15,933 : 19 State Total :*176,923 *178,312 *175,282 *174,995 *176,461 175,539 : Previous Year Total : 173,036 173,964 172,611 172,446 171,574 169,458 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised